So is Germany now a “normal” (ie, selfish) country, more attuned to national than to European interests?

那么现在，德国是否已经成为了一个“正常的”（换言之，就是利己的）国家了？ 相对全欧洲的利益，德国人是否已经开始关注本国的利益了？

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Britain has more of its people living in households of relative poverty (ie, with income below 60% of the national median) than all but six of the 27 members of the European Union (EU).

除了27个欧盟国家成员中的6个，不列颠有更多的人生活水平在相对贫困线以下(相对贫困的定义为收入在国家收入中间值的60%以下)。

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Any amendment requires both a national majority of voters and a majority of voters in a majority of states (ie, four out of six).

任何修订同时需全国多数选民和多数州的多数选民同意(即6个中有4个同意)。

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America's medical establishment (ie, the National Institutes of Health) officially accepted the idea in 1994.

ECONOMIST: Bugged by disease

But they need a national swing from Labour of 1.6 percentage points (ie, more than a three percentage-point lead) to rob Labour of its overall majority, 4.3 points to become the largest party and 6.9 to gain an overall majority, assuming no big change in support for other parties.

ECONOMIST: A briefing on the British election

In practice, however, far from revealing that the pursuit of human rights abroad was futile, Mr Reagan's presidency showed that it was possible to have your cake and eat it ie, you could crusade for rights while enhancing your national power and interest.

ECONOMIST: The bloodhounds of history